Dayton Daily News back issues from July 2002:
BUREAUCRACY WON'T HALT TERROR
Jul 01, 2002; ... U.S. reactive measures have little chance of preventing attacks Bits and bytes of information can be retrieved and assembled andreassembled on the World Wide Web using any plausible paradigm. Consider homeland security in the wake of Sept. 11. Were it not soserious a subject, ...
MORE GAMBLING NOT SMART STATE BAIL-OUT
Jul 01, 2002 ... A study group chaired by former state Rep. J. Donald Mottley ofWest Carrollton is about to formally say that Ohio doesn't haveenough information to decide to add slot machines at the state'sseven racetracks. This is an important, valuable judgment. There arelegislators who want Ohio to ...
CHILLING TALE OF WARMING HEARTS, TIMES
Jul 01, 2002; ... Whenever Ellen Gibson couldn't find an appropriate home remedy tomake her children well from wounds or ailments, she would give themblue popsicles to quiet them until she could figure out what to do. Her daughter and eighth child, Nancy Gibson - now known as NeAnniY. Ife - pays ...
LETTERS: DUE PROCESS APPLIES TO ALL
Jul 01, 2002 ... Given the present climate of fear in our country today, it seemsthat too many Americans are willing to give up precious civilliberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights in an attempt to gain asmall amount of security. While I do not object to security searchesat airports, I'm wondering ...
SPEAK UP: BRIEF COMMENTS
Jul 01, 2002 ... * Why do we think we can impose democracy and also tell othercountries whom their leaders should be? Suppose the Palestinians saidAmerica had to get rid of George Bush because of his past involvementwith Enron, war and the death penalty. Would we do it? * In response to the June ...
SOFT WATER CLAIM BEHIND DISPUTE
Jul 01, 2002; ... County letter misleading, some say DAYTON - Local water treatment companies are not happy with arecent notice sent to area residents by the Montgomery CountySanitary Engineering Department. In the notice, the department suggests that customers reconsiderwater softeners as a ...
MCDONALD'S IN MIDDLETOWN IS A TRIP BACK TO 1950
Jul 01, 2002; ... MIDDLETOWN If the Breiel Boulevard McDonald's lately strikes youas having a lively mid-20th century motif, you're not seeing things. The blast from the past is real. The McDonald's at 1301 S. Breiel is emerging from a nine-dayrenovation with more than a slight nod to the 1950s ....
BUICK HOPES TO ATTRACT BABY BOOMERS WITH SUV
Jul 01, 2002; ... Rainier to be built at Moraine's GM plant MORAINE - General Motors Corp. lifted the veil today off the BuickRainier, the company's latest entry in the surging sport utilityvehicle market and the latest product slated to roll off the lines ofGM's Moraine Assembly plant. The ...
LAWSUIT ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION AT AK STEEL
Jul 01, 2002; ... Suit says company favors white candidates DATELINE A federal lawsuit filed last week against AK Steel Corp.alleges the company discriminates in its hiring practices by favoringwhite candidates over black job applicants. The class-action suit filed in U.S. District Court in ...
TOWNE MALL TO BE FIRST OHIO DUNHAM'S LOCATION
Jul 01, 2002; ... 16,000-square-foot store to open in November MIDDLETOWN - Dunham's Sports will open a nearly 16,000-square-foot store in the Towne Mall in Middletown in November, a mallofficial said. Towne Mall will also welcome three other businesses in August,said Dee Florence, Towne ...
ALL IN THE FAMILY; FAMILY-OWNED PHARMACIES SURVIVE ON SERVICE
Jul 01, 2002; ... Strategy maintains edge against competitors DAYTON - Dominating the block across from Clark's Mr. PrescriptionPharmacy in Belmont is a giant new Walgreens drugstore. Yet Clark's Mr. Prescription, a locally owned independent at 2601S. Smithville Road, is busy. On a recent ...
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS; TWO LOCAL FIRMS GET LOANS FROM STATE
Jul 01, 2002 ... The Ohio Development Financing Advisory Council has approved aseven-year, $750,000 loan to SK Tech Inc. of Englewood for thepurchase of machinery and equipment for the company's manufacturingfacility. SK Tech plans to install at least three presses used to make autoparts for ...
PARTIES CAN TURN NEIGHBORS INTO FRIENDS
Jul 01, 2002; ... But successful gatherings take planning Summertime means block party fun for the whole neighborhood. The city of Kettering is celebrating its 50th anniversary byhaving a series of block parties throughout the community. ButKettering's not the only place where residents can have ...
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jul 01, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * FREE SHOTS: The Combined Health District of Montgomery Countywill offer free childhood immunizations at Kettering RecreationCenter, 2900 Glengarry Drive, 4 to 7 p.m. Children 17 and youngermust have their shot record and be accompanied by a parent or ...
CAPITOL CORRIDORS; BROWN RECEIVES DUBIOUS HONOR
Jul 01, 2002 ... We're No. 1! The Miami Valley has produced a national champion. According toRoll Call, a Washington political newsletter, we were home to theworst political campaign of the year so far. Columnist StuartRothenberg awarded that laurel to the Republican primarycongressional bid of ...
DEBT, NOT FEAR, KEEPS FAMILIES CLOSE TO HOME
Jul 01, 2002; ... Travel picking up, but battle of buck sidelines some Empty pocketbooks and maxed-out credit cards, more than fear ofterrorism, are keeping Americans close to home this summer, accordingto a survey. The survey, conducted for AmeriDebt by Opinion Research Corp.International, ...
COMMENTARY; BLEACHER TEACHERS' SAD LESSON
Jul 01, 2002; ... I love sports movies, particularly ones about baseball. All thatdrama; all those life lessons. But I never expected to personally observe a real-life kids'softball game worthy of cinematic treatment a la Bull Durham or ALeague of Their Own. I witnessed this scenario at a game that ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD
Jul 01, 2002 ... SALAMI SCARE TURNS OUT TO BE BOLOGNA. Airport security may be tougher today, but at least you can boardwith your salami. According to a story I just spotted in the Feb. 6,1978, edition of The Journal Herald (I am waaay behind in myreading), there had been a tense moment at Newark ...
SULLIVAN RECOVERING FROM DOLDRUMS
Jul 02, 2002; ... CINCINNATI - Of all the positive things that happened Sunday inSt. Louis when the Cincinnati Reds came from 6-0 behind in the firstinning to win with six runs in the ninth, 12-8, Manager Bob Boone wasmost ecstatic about once-erratic relief pitcher Scott Sullivan. Ever since ...
CAMP CONCLUDES IN A CHOW DOWN
Jul 01, 2002; ... Students learn Roman ways and try cuisine TIPP CITY - It was a meal fit for a king - a Roman king, that is. On Friday, a group of Tipp City area students dined on grapes,olives, nuts and bread during a Roman banquet at J. T. Ball MiddleSchool that culminated two weeks of ...
MONEY SPIGOT STILL FLOWS
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Corporate greed is an easy political target thesedays. First came Enron and Arthur Andersen's shredded accountingpractices. And last week WorldCom and Xerox executives revealedbillions of dollars in bookkeeping hijinks. Once Congress returns from its July 4 ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jul 01, 2002; ... 14-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES AT WAREHOUSE DAYTON - A 14-year-old boy died Sunday after he was thrown from aforklift and crushed beneath it, apparently during a break-in at aDayton warehouse. Authorities did not identify him Sunday. According to Dayton Police Lt. David A. Sherrer Sr., ...
BRIEFLY
Jul 01, 2002 ... Registrations under way for Y kindergarten DAYTON - Registration for a new year-round kindergarten classoffered by the YWCA of Dayton continues until mid-August. The state-licensed class is scheduled to open July 8, featuring ateacher-student ratio of 20 to 24 students per two ...
COMMENTARY; STADIUM WEDDING WINS OUT
Jul 01, 2002; ... When it came down to the last time at bat in the ninth inning -love won the game. For Melissa Swartz, it was sweet victory Saturday when she heldthe bridal bouquet in her hands and walked from third base to homeplate in Fifth Third Field wearing her yellow wedding dress. And abig ...
HEALTH DISTRICT ISSUES HEAT ALERT
Jul 01, 2002; ... Temperatures near 90, high humidity Health officials have issued a heat alert, warning that hightemperatures and humidity are expected through Tuesday. The alert, which covers the Montgomery County and southwest Ohio,was issued by the Combined Health District of Montgomery ...
WORLD CUP/TV; MANY UPSET WDTN-TV DIDN'T SHOW FINAL LIVE
Jul 01, 2002; ... Cincinnati's ABC affiliate broadcast Brazil victory live DAYTON - Soccer fans had a rude awakening Sunday morning. When they turned on WDTN-TV Channel 2 at 7 a.m. expecting to seethe final of the World Cup tournament between Brazil and Germany,they were greeted with a prepaid ...
AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Jul 01, 2002 ... Clark County * ARTHUR, John J. "JJ," 95, of Enon, Sunday in Springfield.Services 2 p.m. Wednesday. (Littleton & Rue, Springfield) * KISER, Harley E., 86, of Springfield, Saturday. (Littleton &Rue, Springfield) Greene County * EDGINGTON, Jacob Daniel, infant son ...
TWO WATER RIDE PATRONS SENT TO COLUMBUS HOSPITAL
Jul 01, 2002; ... 18 others treated for problems at Wyandot Lake park POWELL - Two 12-year-olds were hospitalized and 18 other peopletreated for respiratory problems and vomiting after going on waterrides Sunday at a suburban Columbus amusement park. David Shaffer and Joshua Castle were in poor ...
RED HOT DRAGONS WIN 13TH STRAIGHT
Jul 01, 2002; ... Victory tempered by loss of Bergolla to Billings, Mont. DAYTON - What should have been a happy day for Manager DonnieScott and his Dayton Dragons turned a little melancholy as 8,762 fansfiled out of Fifth Third Field on Sunday afternoon after the Dragonshad won their 13th straight ...
DUNN ONLY RED TO MAKE ALL-STAR TEAM
Jul 01, 2002; ... 22-year-old is also youngest on team ST. LOUIS - Unless he can convince Bob Uecker or Bud Selig to takehim to a Wisconsin shore, Adam Dunn won't be fishing during nextweek's All-Star break. The 22-year-old outfielder will be the youngest member of eitherAll-Star team a week ...
REDS RALLY TO DOWN CARDINALS, 12-8
Jul 01, 2002; ... Six-run ninth inning keys Cincinnati win ST. LOUIS - As the St. Louis Cardinals frolicked in the firstinning on a day so hot one could fry an egg on top of the pitcher'shead, Busch Stadium organist Ernie Hayes began playing circus clownmusic, calliope-style. He was poking fun ...
COMMENTARY; DAYTON PITCHER RECALLS DAYS AS RODEO COWBOY
Jul 01, 2002 ... It was the first time all day that he couldn't work himself out ofa jam. When Fort Wayne opened the fourth inning with a pair of doubles,Daylan Childress finally managed to shut them down. When he gave upback-to-back walks in the sixth, the Dayton Dragons starting pitcheragain ...
FIVE SCHOOL DAYS TOO MUCH FOR SOME
Jul 02, 2002; ... Roughly 100 rural districts have no classes on Friday Have you heard the one about the high-school kid who was worn outand beaten down by having to constantly go to school five days aweek? So the school system decided to introduce a four-day plan,cutting out Fridays? In fact, ...
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jul 02, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * HEALTH SCREENING: A cholesterol screening will be offered from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Elder-Beerman, 9045 Lebanon Pike, Centerville.Cost is $15 to $20. A 12-hour fast is required. Call 384-4884 toregister. * CALL FOR DONORS: The Community Blood Center invites ...
DVD REVIEW; `1776' STRUTS OUT IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY
Jul 02, 2002; ... DVD perfect way to celebrate holiday The fireworks with which we celebrate the Fourth of July arenothing compared to those that led to the signing of the Declarationof Independence. This volatile chapter of American history isdramatized in 1776, the 1972 film version of the smash ...
SAFETY ISSUES STILL CIRCLING IN CINCY
Jul 02, 2002; ... Airport security is no laughing matter, so please read thefollowing information carefully and treat it with the seriousness itdeserves: Do not attempt to board an airplane at the Cincinnati-NorthernKentucky International Airport with a Poulan 16-inch chain saw inyour carry-on ...
BRIEFLY
Jul 02, 2002 ... Underground fire blamed on worn wiring insulation DAYTON - Insulation that wore away from underground wiring isbeing blamed for a fire that started under the street in a manhole ina parking lot near the 200 block of North Jefferson Street about10:30 p.m. Monday. When the ...
CEDARVILLE SPUNK ADMIRED
Jul 02, 2002; ... I come not to bury Cedarville, but to praise it. Praise it for theway it handles getting regularly buried. I'm not speaking here of the entire Greene County town ortownship. Cedarville the town seems to be doing just fine. True, if you take out the students of Cedarville U., ...
GIVING UP FREEDOMS IS SMALL PRICE TO PAY
Jul 02, 2002 ... Those who continue to hyperventilate that "freedom is not free" atthe reports that Americans would give up some freedoms for securityneed to get a grip. Any organized society has traded freedom for security; not to doso is called "anarchy." Who is more free, the one who ...
AMTRAK POORLY MANAGED, LET IT GO
Jul 02, 2002 ... The June 26 editorial (`Now's wrong time to shaft Amtrak') aboutusing subsidies to keep Amtrak in business misses an important point.Governmental subsidies are used to provide amenities to low incomeusers, such as hous ing and public transit; Amtrak mostly benefitscitizens who can ...
FIREWORKS PLANNED AT INDIAN LAKE PARK
Jul 02, 2002 ... If you are looking for a place to spend a long weekend to enjoythe Fourth of July festivities, you might consider a nearby statepark. You can go for a day or camp for the weekend. Fireworks will be offered Saturday at Indian Lake State Park, atOld Field Beach, following the lake's ...
COMMENTARY; FAN'S LETTER TO BURBA UPLIFTING
Jul 02, 2002; ... John Williams is a security officer for the sheriff's office onduty in the Montgomery County Courts building and he has been passingaround a letter for folks to see that makes him proud. The letter is addressed to Williams' nephew, Dave Burba, a majorleague starting baseball ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD
Jul 02, 2002 ... NEVER TOO BUSY TO CHAT It was a little like inviting friends over for dinner while thekitchen is being renovated, but much food for thought was passed backand forth. The Human Race Theatre, which had just finished producing I Hate Hamlet at the Victoria Theatre, was about to open ...
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RETAINS HAMILTON/FAIRFIELD RAIL STOP
Jul 02, 2002; ... North South Transportation Initiative action CINCINNATI - A regional transportation agency will not drop aproposed Hamilton/Fairfield commuter rail route for a direct routefrom Cincinnati to Dayton. Arguments by Butler County officials apparently did the trick inconvincing ...
FRANKLIN TWP., FRANKLIN MERGER DRAWS INTEREST
Jul 02, 2002; ... Residents raise issue, but officials not inclined FRANKLIN - Residents have started to ask about the possibility ofFranklin Twp. merging with the city of Franklin, but township andcity officials say they are not considering such a deal. Residents raised the idea as a way for ...
COMMUNITIES PLAN BANG-UP CELEBRATIONS
Jul 01, 2002 ... Music and food abound; check out this listing COMMUNITIES PLANNING BANG-UP FOURTH Thursday is July 4th, the anniversary of the nation's Declarationof Independence from England. Across the Miami Valley, residents planto celebrate the holiday with parades, festivals and other ...
1903-2003 CENTURY OF FLIGHT GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION; SOARING ON THE SUN'S POWER
Jul 01, 2002; ... Editor's note: Each Monday until the 100th anniversary of theWright brothers' flight on Dec. 17, 2003, we'll showcase greatmoments in a century of flight. On July 7, 1981, Stephen R. Ptacekflew the Solar Challengerairplane 163 miles across the English Channel from Paris to ...
MARTHA STEWART'S COOKIE CRUMBLES
Jul 01, 2002; ... Questions about a stock trade are making for one long, hot summer She's nervous. She's scared. She's being investigated by the bigguys, in Congress and in the Securities and Exchange Commission, andMartha Stewart is still making beautiful summer salads. `I want to focus on my ...
CHANNEL HOPPING; `COUPLING' COULD REPLACE `FRIENDS'
Jul 01, 2002; ... NBC has bought the BBC show Coupling and plans to remake it withAmerican actors as a replacement for its top comedy Friends. Coupling, a British Broadcasting Corp. sitcom starring JackDavenport and Sarah Alexander, has been described in England as afrank and funny account of love ...
BUTTERFLY SCHOLAR
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WOMEN IN JAZZ ON SULTRY SUNDAY
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BUSINESS DATA
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES * GREENE COUNTY Gemin Systems, LTD., by O'Diam and AssociatesCo., LPA, Po Box 340543, Beavercreek, 45434; members: Dale R. GEMIN Gemin Property Management, LTD., by O'Diam and Associates Co., LPA,Po Box 340543, Beavercreek, 45434; members: Kim E ....
BUSINESS TOPICS; AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Jul 01, 2002 ... Dayton * "Business After Hours" networking program will be from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. July 10 at Mendelson's Liquidation Outlet, 340 E. FirstSt., Dayton. Cost for the program is $5 for members; $10 nonmembers.Cost for exhibit tables is $60; $75 for modular exhibits. Deadlinefor ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE; DAYTON FOUNDATION, DAYTON
Jul 01, 2002 ... Jan A. Clark has been named senior development officer. Shecurrently is managing attorney of the Dayton office of UAW LegalServices Plan, where she provides legal services to clients with anemphasis on estate planning, probate and real estate. Heather J. Bailey has been ...
BUSINESS BRIEFCASE
Jul 02, 2002 ... DPL LOWERS EARNINGS ESTIMATE DAYTON - DPL Inc., parent of Dayton Power & Light, on Mondaylowered its earnings estimate for the year by nearly 20 cents pershare to a range of $1.68 to $1.72. The company originally estimatedit would earn between $1.87 to $2 per share from ...
COMPOSITE-MATERIALS BRIDGE DEDICATED IN GREENE
Jul 02, 2002; ... A bridge made of composite materials was formally dedicated Mondayin Greene County, marking the installation of the first of six suchbridges slated to be built in Ohio this year. The bridge is the largest of 10 created through the NationalComposite Center's three-year effort to ...
CURRAN STARTS NEW DAY AT UD
Jul 02, 2002 ... DANIEL J. CURRAN COMPLETED his first day of work Monday aspresident of the University of Dayton. With one full day on campus,he's no doubt up to speed and hankering for advice. He doesn't need much on the public-relations front. He's off to asuperb start, making the rounds with ...
TWO-STATE SOLUTION SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
Jul 02, 2002; ... The only hope for Israel is to get out of the territories Recent events in the Middle East leave me wondering whether we'rewitnessing not just the end of the Oslo peace process, but the end ofthe whole idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinianconflict. When the ...
RHODA FAILS PHYSICAL FOR AIR FORCE ACADEMY-
Jul 02, 2002; ... Former Elk was D-I basketball player of year Ben Rhoda, the area's Division I basketball player of the year,will not attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,Colo., after failing a required physical. Rhoda's father, Richard, said the academy's decision was based ...
EDUCATION TAKES BACK SEAT TO POLITICS
Jul 02, 2002; ... Motivation behind school vouchers misdirected OK, school vouchers are constitutional but so is pounding yourtoes with a hammer. Neither is a great idea. Vouchers have beenpitched by their fans as a surefire way to educate kids who somepublic schools - and it is important to ...
HIGH COURT CAMPAIGNS PULLING IN MONEY FAST
Jul 02, 2002; ... Candidates near $2M mark in first half of year COLUMBUS - Big bucks are rolling into the Ohio Supreme Courtpolitical campaigns and political watchdogs are wary of specialinterest groups pressuring the judicial candidates. Ohio Supreme Court candidates raised $1.94 million in ...
COACH FACES SEX CHARGE
Jul 02, 2002; ... Allegations involve boy younger than 13 A hockey coach and former youth volunteer at several area churcheshas been charged with gross sexual imposition following allegationshe had contact with a boy under age 13. Jory Leedy, 33, of 9836 Mandel Drive, Washington Twp., is free ...
ONE WAY TO BEAT HEAT- SUMMER LOOKS TO BE HOT ONE
Jul 02, 2002; ... Weather service: Temps above normal DAYTON - Gather your swimming gear and guzzle some water - theheat is on. Today is the second day of a heat alert, with temperatures in the90s. Allen Randall, forecaster for the National Weather Service,said, "I think it is going to be ...
JAILED KILLERS INDICTED IN ROBBERY SERIES
Jul 02, 2002; ... Two targeted busy establishments, officials say LEBANON - Two convicted killers who went on a multi-county crimerampage across the Miami Valley were indicted again Monday. A Warren County grand jury charged Melvin J. Thomas, 48, of Daytonand Renair Bryson, 35, of Xenia with ...
BASEBALL ANALYSIS; ALL-STARS? 2002 PICKS INCLUDE USUAL BAFFLING SELECTIONS
Jul 02, 2002; ... Robert Fick? Benito Santiago? The annual announcement of the Major League Baseball All-Starteams always has its share of bafflers and players who got snubbed.This year is no different. And while the fans often vote inundeserving players into the starting lineup, usually the ...